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Lesson Plan

Grade Level:  Self-contained mild to moderately impaired elementary.  (To grade 5)

Subject: Writing 

Topic: Sentence construction 

Lesson objective(s): 

  • The student will learn to copy new vocabulary words by completing the missing letters. 
  •  The student will write sentences using these words, using correct syntax.
Background information:

Please note that this lesson is for a mild to moderately impaired elementary classroom.
The students are being asked to copy words correctly as a step toward learning rules for spelling.
This is not a vocabulary test: You can expect to give a lot of assistance to these students, we are trying to positively reinforce creative writing.

Procedure:

     1. Write a list of  ten vocabulary words for the week. Re-write the words omitting letters, leaving blanks for the student to fill in.  Provide underlined spaces for the exact number of letters in the word. Have the student finally copy the entire word.  Example: book b_ok  b_ _k  boo_   _ _ _ _  day _ ay da_   _ _ _ 

     2. Ask the students fill in the missing letters in the words.  Then to write (copy) the entire word. 

     3.  Ask the student to write five sentences using their choice of five of the words from the list provided.  Assist the student in creating these sentences, giving suggestions for correct syntax.
 

Evaluation:
 

 1. The teacher evaluates if the words were copied correctly. 
2. The teacher evaluates the sentences for syntax.

Modifications:

     1.  Provide an overview of the lesson before beginning.

     2.  Give a personal cue to begin work.

     3.  Provide immediate reinforcers and feedback.

     4.  Avoid pressures of speed and accuracy.













 

1. FILL IN THE MISSING LETTERS   2.  COPY THE ENTIRE WORD

when   w_hen  wh_n  whe_   _ _ _ _ 

bath  b_th  ba_h  bat_   _ _ _ _ 

book b_ok  b_ _ k  boo_   _ _ _ _ 

banana  _ anana  ba_ana  ban_na   _ _ _ _ _ _

help  _ elp  h_lp  hel_   _ _ _ _ 

helped  _ elp_ _   help_ _    _ elped    _ _ _ _ _ _ 

day  _ ay  d_y  da_   _ _ _

zoo  _ oo  z_ _  zo_   _ _ _ 

team  _ eam  t _ am  te_m  tea_   _ _ _ _ 

shark  _hark  _ _ ark  sh_ _ _   _ _ _ _ _
 

1._________________________________
 
 

2._________________________________
 
 

3._________________________________
 
 

4.__________________________________
 
 

5.__________________________________ 
 
 
 
 

Materials:  Copies of the worksheet, at least two per student.  I recommend using pencils or colored pencils.  Do not put these words on the board: This will confuse the students.
 

The plan can be modified to the reading level of each indivdual student.  It is helpful to use one set of words for the entire class as this allows peer to peer tutoring to take place.  You can then construct more or less advanced individualized worksheets for the students own zone of development.  This still allows for peer to peer tutoring but it also permits students to recieve the positive feedback they need to eliminate or control avoidance behaviors.
 

Conclusion:  The lesson is designed to be non-threatening to Special Education students. Every effort should be made to allow for mistakes: Every mistake is seen as an opportunity to teach. Allow as much peer tutoring as possible, however, this must be monitored and you might consider limiting the time allowed for this to 10 minutes. The evaluation should always stress the positive. Rather than saying "That is not correct" please consider using "Have you thought of " or "Try this." Another modification would be to allow the students to use one sheet as their practice sheet, to reduce stress and the amount of time this population uses erasing.